Great adventure in the Sandstone Alps.

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Great adventure in the Sandstone Alps.

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Camp at Two Finger Canyon

The Road to the Sandstone Alps.

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USBRIT Ross

Apr 11, 2017

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Lance, alone at last, establishing another face route in the San Rafael Swell. This is one of two new routes he established solo on the lead recently.

"Bouldering" near the base of the Eastern Reef Slabs.

Ross and Potter new routing on the slabs.Don't worry about belays ...just take a firm stance.

Swell camping!

Lance topping out a new route he established ground up using a rope-solo belay system.

The Reef looking south. December.

Geology of San Rafael Swell. image credit: Kelsey, Michael R. Hiking and Exploring Utah's San Rafael Swell. 3rd ed. Provo: Kelsey Publishing, 1999. 202. Print.

This might help you find your way around. It also shows how much rock there is to climb.

A panoramic picture of the San Rafael Reef from the Uneva Mine turnoff.

Sunrise view east of Three Finger Canyon

Desert toads in love. Two Finger Canyon

P.Ross and P.Moe on FA The Hollow Men 5.9. Three Fingers Canyon

One of The Swells local residents. This guy was nice enough to buzz loudly to let us know we were invading his turf.

A) Two Finger Canyon. B) Three Finger Canyon

Camp at Two Finger Canyon

A part of The Eastern Reef . San Rafael Swell. South.Utah

Looking towards K-Crag area and to the South

Sunrise looking towards the La Sal Mountains

A) End Game.5.7 B)Peuterey Ridge.5.7.C)Its Only Rock and Roll.5.9 D)One Finger Canyon.This is the southern end on The Reef. Photo taken from the Hanksville Road entrance.

December

P.Ross on the slabs .. New photo by Jeff Baldwin

Looking towards Crags L,M and N .Three Fingers Canyon on the far left

Camp at Two Finger Canyon

Great adventure in the Sandstone Alps.

The Road to the Sandstone Alps.

Two Fingers Canyon at dawn

On our way to "Death by Chocolate"

nice camping

Looking North

Sir Chris Bonington on 4th Pitch (5.6) "1000' of Fun"

Poto taken from the Hanksville Road entrance.A) End Game 5.7 B)Peuterey Ridge.5.7 C)Its Only Rock and Roll 5.9. D) One Finger Canyon.E) Two Finger Canyon

Looking towards Crags F and G area

Lance Bateman .Paul Ross on Heliotropism 5.12.

Climber rapping off after FA of The Innominate. 5.12a..Quite steep for slabs!

. The Innominate. 5.12 .Little Spotted Wolf Canyon.